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so they 'sent off concerns to the irs and the irs got back to them but did not indicate early enough there was special scrutiny to the groups two heads of the irs, one appointed by a republican president, the other by a democrat, both apparently knew there was additional scrutiny. >> shepard: years ago. >> all this is eventually going to come out and your seeing the political response, scorched earth. >> shepard: seems what they're doing -- the admissions have been made. the irs has admitted this, yet the white house won't comment because it's waiting to find out if it's true. it would be a weird thing to admit if not true. >> obama says if the has been going on, it's outrage just. he says there's not going to be a defense of this. you're seeing on the republican and the democratic side that sort of response. you also seeing holder talking about a possible investigation, criminal investigation. >> shepard: he ordered one. >> by the department of justice. these are all very significant steps. that's to canned of cauterize this. >> since there's a criminal investigation, arthur, from t
so they 'sent off concerns to the irs and the irs got back to them but did not indicate early enough there was special scrutiny to the groups two heads of the irs, one appointed by a republican president, the other by a democrat, both apparently knew there was additional scrutiny. >> shepard: years ago. >> all this is eventually going to come out and your seeing the political response, scorched earth. >> shepard: seems what they're doing -- the admissions have been made. the...
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by the irs two years ago. she says the group she founded spent hundreds of hours defending an audit. she claims the group never had a problem during the bush administration. >>> russia has ordered a u.s. diplomat be expelled from the country after officials say they caught him wearing a disguise fothe cia. ryan foggal was detained. russians say he was carrying disgui disguises, spy gears and wrisen instructions for a russian recruit. >>> you can see behind us a lot of sunshine showing us. let's take another look. an area we could barely see yesterday because of the cloud cover. the sunshine is here but cooler temperatures underway. over drinking anddriving. how much is too much? why the federal government wants to lower the limit. >>> >>> a former football star who went on to play for the new orleans saints and san diego chargers has passed way. muncie died today of a heart attack. he was known for the youth foundation helping young people turn away from gangs. muncie was 60 years old. >>> o.j. simpson is back
by the irs two years ago. she says the group she founded spent hundreds of hours defending an audit. she claims the group never had a problem during the bush administration. >>> russia has ordered a u.s. diplomat be expelled from the country after officials say they caught him wearing a disguise fothe cia. ryan foggal was detained. russians say he was carrying disgui disguises, spy gears and wrisen instructions for a russian recruit. >>> you can see behind us a lot of sunshine...
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they blasted the irs it was bigger than that. >> at no point in time did anyone at the irs to set the record state. there is no single agency that the power that the irs has. they can destroy power. >> as for the irs, acting director said it was lack of sensitivity. mistakes were made but not due to political or partisan motivation. mitch mcconnell isn't buying it and insisted on full transparency and cooperation. >> i am calling on the president to make available completely and without restriction everyone, everyone to be answer the questions as to what has been going on at the irs, who knew about it and how high it went. >> reporter: in september 2010, senate finance chairman sent this letter to then irs chairman requesting an investigation into the use of tax exempt groups for political advocacy. in march 2012, democratic senators wrote to them for investigation of the groups to determine if they were improperly using tax exempt status. harry reid didn't make excuses for the irs? >> there is a shadowy political groups masquerading organizations in order to police is it anonymous do
they blasted the irs it was bigger than that. >> at no point in time did anyone at the irs to set the record state. there is no single agency that the power that the irs has. they can destroy power. >> as for the irs, acting director said it was lack of sensitivity. mistakes were made but not due to political or partisan motivation. mitch mcconnell isn't buying it and insisted on full transparency and cooperation. >> i am calling on the president to make available completely...
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the president, a scathing critique of the irs. then he got defensive over the criticisms of his administration on those benghazi attacks and what happened in the hours and days after the attack. the president was defiant at times and even called the republican-led investigation into his administration a political circus. a defiant president today responding after a weekend of criticism from republicans over his administration's handling of benghazi. >> the whole issue of talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a sideshow. >> reporter: he was dismissive of republican critiques of how the white house, state department and cia edited talking points noting congress looked at key white house e-mails months ago. >> they reviewed them several months ago, concluded that, in fact, there was nothing afoul in terms of the process we had used and suddenly three days ago this gets spun up as if there is something new to the story. there's no there there. >> reporter: the president mocked the cover-up charge noting that a few
the president, a scathing critique of the irs. then he got defensive over the criticisms of his administration on those benghazi attacks and what happened in the hours and days after the attack. the president was defiant at times and even called the republican-led investigation into his administration a political circus. a defiant president today responding after a weekend of criticism from republicans over his administration's handling of benghazi. >> the whole issue of talking points,...
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today, the associated press reported the irs' own inspector artyfound irs officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups. chip reid picks up the story. >> reporter: attorney jay sekulow confirms to cbs news that irs targeting the tea party groups began in 2011. >> when we saw the letters that the irs had sent to our clients i was outraged. >> reporter: as chief council of the conservative american center for law and justice, sekulow has represented nearly 30 tea party groups investigated by the irs. >> it was from coast to coast. so saying this was, you know, low-level irs employees, these weren't clerks. these were internal revenue service agents trained in tax exempt specialties. >> reporter: the irs insists that then-commissioner douglas shulman was unaware that tea party groups had been singled out when he testified before congress last year. >> there's absolutely no targeting. this is the kind of back exphf-forth that happens when people ally. >> reporter: shulman, who was appointed by president george w. bush. has since retired. lois learner oversees tax-exempt organizat
today, the associated press reported the irs' own inspector artyfound irs officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups. chip reid picks up the story. >> reporter: attorney jay sekulow confirms to cbs news that irs targeting the tea party groups began in 2011. >> when we saw the letters that the irs had sent to our clients i was outraged. >> reporter: as chief council of the conservative american center for law and justice, sekulow has represented nearly 30 tea party...
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i believe the irs will go away, too. we'll see about the a.p. >> david, whn you really get down to it, because a lot of people that are watching are saying, okay, what is this really about? well, let me deal with something political. that i think puts some focus as to why the gop may be doing this. they're focus -- i'm reading from politico. they're focusing on scandals that play well with its base ahead of the 2014 midterms is great politics for the house gop leadership. perhaps the best thing about this spate of investigations is that it has unity without having to skrun j 218 votes for any legislation. what could have happened that the gop had to come up with actual ideas for legislation? the fact is, this is about the only thing they can get their caucus to agree on is trying to scandalize and demonize the president and the attorney general. >> well, i think it's much easier to be talking about all this than it is to deal with immigration reform where they're split. or talking about perhaps bringing about another def
i believe the irs will go away, too. we'll see about the a.p. >> david, whn you really get down to it, because a lot of people that are watching are saying, okay, what is this really about? well, let me deal with something political. that i think puts some focus as to why the gop may be doing this. they're focus -- i'm reading from politico. they're focusing on scandals that play well with its base ahead of the 2014 midterms is great politics for the house gop leadership. perhaps the best...
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but right now the irs getting it. theythey are alleging the irs is targeting conservative groups. >> the idea that the irs does this does not surprise anyone, does it? >> can you give us assurances they aren't targeting those groups. >> yeah. we pride ourselves on nonpolitical, nonpartisan organization. there is absolutely no targeting. >> if, in fact, irs personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on, then that's outrageous. >> there is no "if." the president must have forgotten that the internal revenue service took the extraordinary step last week and admitted doing these things and apologized for doing these things. >> it certainly does seem to be, based on what we've seen, to be inappropriate action that we would want to see thoroughly investigated. >> the irs has to show there are measures to punish those who did it and to prevent it from happening in the future. >> irs is the most feared and arguably it's the most hated. forgiveness comes with a cost. but the left needs it. >> somebody m
but right now the irs getting it. theythey are alleging the irs is targeting conservative groups. >> the idea that the irs does this does not surprise anyone, does it? >> can you give us assurances they aren't targeting those groups. >> yeah. we pride ourselves on nonpolitical, nonpartisan organization. there is absolutely no targeting. >> if, in fact, irs personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on, then that's outrageous. >> there is no...
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commissioner of the irs to testify there is no targeting? she may well lose her job because, look, abuse of government power is a federal crime. neither the white house or eric holder's justice department is asking for a special prosecutor here. is there a sense that this thing is evolving and it could really mushroom and leadership on capitol hill, maybe john boehner is going to call for a special prosecutor? >> that is stunning what you just said. it just came across the wires. in 2011, as you mentioned, her boss came in 2012 and said absolutely not this has been happening. there will be a lot of things that will be found out during the investigation. this is one of the things that came across the wire. i think heads are going to roll here. >> gregg: let me read the one line. reported says head of the irs division that oversees tax exempt groups that is loislerner learned that groups were being targeted two years ago and she has known it all along. jamie, thanks very much. >> heather: switching gears for a moment, prince harry spending the
commissioner of the irs to testify there is no targeting? she may well lose her job because, look, abuse of government power is a federal crime. neither the white house or eric holder's justice department is asking for a special prosecutor here. is there a sense that this thing is evolving and it could really mushroom and leadership on capitol hill, maybe john boehner is going to call for a special prosecutor? >> that is stunning what you just said. it just came across the wires. in 2011,...
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as the irs investigated them. lois learner, who heads the irs division that oversees tax-exempt groups, says it was simply a way, albeit an inappropriate way, to categorize groups applying for this kind of tax-exempt status. and that there was not any political bias going on. >> that was wrong. that was absolutely incorrect. it was insensitive, and it was inappropriate. that's not how we go back selecting cases for further review. >> reporter: groups can apply for the 501c4 status even if they're political advocacy groups as long as political advocacy is not their primary mission. tea party leaders say an apology is not enough and now members of congress such as republican congressman darrell issa and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell want the obama administration to show that this will not happen again. mcconnell said in a statement he want the white house "to conduct a transparent, government-wide review aimed at assure the american people that these thuggish practices are not underway at the irs or elsewhe
as the irs investigated them. lois learner, who heads the irs division that oversees tax-exempt groups, says it was simply a way, albeit an inappropriate way, to categorize groups applying for this kind of tax-exempt status. and that there was not any political bias going on. >> that was wrong. that was absolutely incorrect. it was insensitive, and it was inappropriate. that's not how we go back selecting cases for further review. >> reporter: groups can apply for the 501c4 status...
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then the irs. now the associated mess. the justice department being blasted after using a secret subpoena to obtain months of phone records from the associated press without the a.p.'s knowledge. >> obviously, we're distressed that the justice department felt the need to seize our records and not tell us about it. >> so the very head of the a.p. firing off a letter to attorney general eric holder, saying there's no possible justification for what the a.p. is calling a serious interference. >> accident waiting to become a nuclear even
then the irs. now the associated mess. the justice department being blasted after using a secret subpoena to obtain months of phone records from the associated press without the a.p.'s knowledge. >> obviously, we're distressed that the justice department felt the need to seize our records and not tell us about it. >> so the very head of the a.p. firing off a letter to attorney general eric holder, saying there's no possible justification for what the a.p. is calling a serious...
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the senate majority leader is essentially trashing the irs. >> what the irs did, of course, is inexcusable. this is not the first time we have seen this. it wasn't long ago, that the irs inappropriately targeted the naacp, green peace, and california church who was really progressive. called the all saints church in pasadena, california. >> tonight, the bipartisan leaders of the house ways and means committee. the top democrat and top republican are telling the irs they want all the related documents in one week, shep. >> shepard: as we reported the acting irs commissioner is making his first public comments about the case. did so in "u.s.a. today." sthan miller writes mistakes were made but they were in no way due to any political or partisan motivation. we are and will continue to be dedicated to reviewing all applications for sax exempt status in an impartial manner. the acting commissioner blames a shortcut in the process for approving those applications and a lack of sensitivity. he claims the agency has fixed the problem and has taken steps to make sure it does not happen again. now,
the senate majority leader is essentially trashing the irs. >> what the irs did, of course, is inexcusable. this is not the first time we have seen this. it wasn't long ago, that the irs inappropriately targeted the naacp, green peace, and california church who was really progressive. called the all saints church in pasadena, california. >> tonight, the bipartisan leaders of the house ways and means committee. the top democrat and top republican are telling the irs they want all the...
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then the irs. now the associated mess. the justice department being blasted after using a secret subpoena to obtain months of phone records from the associated press without the a.p.'s knowledge. >> obviously, we're distressed that the justice department felt the need to seize our records and not tell us about it. >> so the very head of the a.p. firing off a letter to attorney general eric holder, saying there's no possible justification for what the a.p. is calling a serious interference. >> accident waiting to become a nuclear event. >> so the new specter of big brother looming at the irs is being condemned by the left and by the right. a house committee planning a friday hearing to dig deeper into the tax agency's tea party probe. and in the senate mitch mcconnell said this in just the last hour. >> this morning i'm calling on the president to make available completely and without restriction everyone, everyone who can answer the questions we have as to what's been going on at the irs. who knew about it, and how high it
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i want to go to the irs, a minute. kelly, you've been doing a lot of reporting on this the president said he first learned about it friday. that is an, i've been asking people, members of the administration, so you've not seen any of this report, you don't know anything about this? they say no. so clearly this has been on a different track. congress seems to know, inspector general at the treasury department seems to know before the white house did. >> we expect a big report from the treasury department's inspector general that will lay out more. we have been able to obtain a partial draft of that report which lays out a timeline and helps us to understand how this was going on. i think there is a one connection with benghazi and the irs story. it has to do with telling the truth to congress at hearings. we saw that the then irs direct hr spoken to congress after there had been complaints from tea party groups feeling that they had been targeted when applying for tax-exempt status that set off a flurry of the typical k
i want to go to the irs, a minute. kelly, you've been doing a lot of reporting on this the president said he first learned about it friday. that is an, i've been asking people, members of the administration, so you've not seen any of this report, you don't know anything about this? they say no. so clearly this has been on a different track. congress seems to know, inspector general at the treasury department seems to know before the white house did. >> we expect a big report from the...
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he railed against irs abuses. he pointed out, it was not long ago that the naacp green peace, california, and progressive church were investigated. these are harry reid's words, we didn't hear a single republican grandstand the issue then. he went on to say karl rove and the shadowy groups masquerading as social welfare organizations. so harry reid firing back, at least right now and just some new information that i got in this. moving. on o.j. simpson was back in vegas in day to where he is trying to win a trial. he is convicted of leading a gunpoint robbery of two dealers in a vegas hotel. he is serving up to 33 years behind bars. he is now arguing, he had poor legal representation. witnesses were testifying about the circumstances of the robbery and about simpson's attorney. leanne gregg joins us. simpson is programs expected to take the stand tomorrow but we're hearing, it sounds like a rehashing of the case itself of. >> absolutely. that is what has been happening. his former attorney gabriel grasso, another
he railed against irs abuses. he pointed out, it was not long ago that the naacp green peace, california, and progressive church were investigated. these are harry reid's words, we didn't hear a single republican grandstand the issue then. he went on to say karl rove and the shadowy groups masquerading as social welfare organizations. so harry reid firing back, at least right now and just some new information that i got in this. moving. on o.j. simpson was back in vegas in day to where he is...
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you would expect someone -- are there just two people at the irs political appointees, but the irs report seems to finger other people inside management at a lower level. now, one thing we do know is that when there was another scandal inside a government agency earlier in the administration, at the gsa, people did lose their jobs. so we expect, and the indications have been there will be swift and serious action. we'll look for it, maybe as soon as overnight, wolf. >> really? that quickly? >> i don't know. we're just looking to see. we'll stand by. >> stand by, as we always do. thanks very much, jessica. the other major story, dogging the white house right now, the controversy over those talking points about the benghazi terror attack last september 11th. our chief national correspondent john king has been looking into all of this for us. so what's the danger here, if there is one, for the obama white house? >> wolf, we covered the white house together for a long time. yes, it's only may 2013, but 2014, the six-year presidential itch election, what they call it. you have benghazi, the bl
you would expect someone -- are there just two people at the irs political appointees, but the irs report seems to finger other people inside management at a lower level. now, one thing we do know is that when there was another scandal inside a government agency earlier in the administration, at the gsa, people did lose their jobs. so we expect, and the indications have been there will be swift and serious action. we'll look for it, maybe as soon as overnight, wolf. >> really? that...
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by the irs. if a w-2 didn't get attached or a form wasn't attached those things are filed with the irs. you don't have to go through an amendment process. >> all this matters because you filed early and want the refund. you cannot efile an amended tax return it must be is sent in the mail but you it can be tracked on the irs website where is my amended return page. in other business news, small businesses are getting out of the credit crunch. small biz loan approveles up at big banks. that is the word. lending approvals jumped in april to an all time index high of 17%. approvals up over 50% at big banks. back to you. >> shannon: thank you very much. check this out. an odd sight. a car flying over the mediterranean sea. where is this headed? what is this all about? right after the break. all business purchases. so you can capture your receipts, and manage them online with jot, the latest app from ink. so you can spend less time doing paperwork. and more time doing paperwork. ink from chase. so you
by the irs. if a w-2 didn't get attached or a form wasn't attached those things are filed with the irs. you don't have to go through an amendment process. >> all this matters because you filed early and want the refund. you cannot efile an amended tax return it must be is sent in the mail but you it can be tracked on the irs website where is my amended return page. in other business news, small businesses are getting out of the credit crunch. small biz loan approveles up at big banks....
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he said this is may 18, 2006 irs audit of naacp, and same year, irs audited green peace at the request of an exxon mobil mobilmobil -- >> hum. >> stephanie: exxon mobil was responsible for getting green peace audited. >> but those things are specifically for social -- >> stephanie: that's why you get tax-exempt status. >> yeah. it's environmental concerns or -- yeah it's -- it's -- >> stephanie: yeah. >> the only reason is there has been an explosion of these kinds of groups -- >> stephanie: tea party things. right. i'm not a tax lawyer but they seem to me to be primarily for political purposes. so i can see them being -- they obviously chose the wrong filter, but like you said jim, there were so many of them -- >> and they changes the whole notion of it originally it was supposed to be exclusively for social welfare programs and then it became primarily. >> kathy dur is not interested in our -- >> i say take off your lace panties, stop being noodle backs. >> duuur. >> stephanie: yeah clearly related to the herp derps. and this is the proof that benghazi is not political, he has just p
he said this is may 18, 2006 irs audit of naacp, and same year, irs audited green peace at the request of an exxon mobil mobilmobil -- >> hum. >> stephanie: exxon mobil was responsible for getting green peace audited. >> but those things are specifically for social -- >> stephanie: that's why you get tax-exempt status. >> yeah. it's environmental concerns or -- yeah it's -- it's -- >> stephanie: yeah. >> the only reason is there has been an explosion of...
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. >>> the new message from the irs, we're sorry. the agency is apologizing some of its employees singled out conservative groups when they applied for tax exempt status. apparently irs employees called for extra scrutiny on certain audits in 2012. >> they used names like tea party and patriots. that was wrong. the irs would like to apologize for that. >> republican lawmakers are calling for a thorough investigation. the white house says both the treasury department and the irs are looking into the matter. >>> the newtown connecticut school where 20 first graders were shot and killed will likely be torn down and rebuilt. there were talksover moving to a different location but some parents say that would be like letting the gunman win. the plan still needs the okay from the local school board and then by voters. >>> prince harry is in colorado today. he arrived yesterday saying happy birthday to olympian missy franklin and today he will be in colorado springs for the warrior games. more than 200 wounded servicemen and women from the u
. >>> the new message from the irs, we're sorry. the agency is apologizing some of its employees singled out conservative groups when they applied for tax exempt status. apparently irs employees called for extra scrutiny on certain audits in 2012. >> they used names like tea party and patriots. that was wrong. the irs would like to apologize for that. >> republican lawmakers are calling for a thorough investigation. the white house says both the treasury department and the...
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the questions go to the irs. the irs is talking about hiring maybe 10,000 more agents to look into your lives. now, we know what they have done already. we will learn more. i think it will call into question their ability to implement the health care law. stuart: would you say that the implementation could be at least delayed? >> i think it will be a disaster anyway you look at it. i see a train wreck coming with the president's health care law. i cannot imagine that they will be ready to implement it. remember what the president said in his press conference yesterday. if we learn it is true, the things we learn to be true friday, we now know go way beyond that with new information coming out today. it is much more involved. stuart: what do you make of the doj scandal? they went and got the phone records. they used the patriot act to go in and get that information. >> it is dramatic. it is unprecedented. i used to think that the attorney general is incompetent. this looks to be malicious. the scope of it is so la
the questions go to the irs. the irs is talking about hiring maybe 10,000 more agents to look into your lives. now, we know what they have done already. we will learn more. i think it will call into question their ability to implement the health care law. stuart: would you say that the implementation could be at least delayed? >> i think it will be a disaster anyway you look at it. i see a train wreck coming with the president's health care law. i cannot imagine that they will be ready to...
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a watchdog group says top irs officials did know what was happening as far back as 2011. now congress is getting involved. as we learn of the slew of questions law americas want answered. peter doocy with the news for us in washington now. peter? >> lawmakers are live individual over reports that the federal government views the investigation to unfairly target conservative groups as we know treasury department group revealed the words tea party and patriot were among triggers that spent several months worth of applications for tax exempt status to teams of specialists. they did have agents who were engaged in intimidation of political groups is as daefrnges a problem the government can have. this can spend a chill up your spine. the president believed the american people suspect and deserve with the highest level of integrity working in government agencies. they expect swift punishment for the officials responsible for this misconduct. >> i am concerned about that. my understanding is the inspector general is doing the report. the report should be out shortly. we have to
a watchdog group says top irs officials did know what was happening as far back as 2011. now congress is getting involved. as we learn of the slew of questions law americas want answered. peter doocy with the news for us in washington now. peter? >> lawmakers are live individual over reports that the federal government views the investigation to unfairly target conservative groups as we know treasury department group revealed the words tea party and patriot were among triggers that spent...
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the highest levels of the irs was not privy until later. this is what the increased skrutine boit is locks like. >> they wanted every single comment on face book page and everything that our supporters talked to. it is a violation of our first amendment rights. >> groups can get tax exempt status. as long as advocacy is not the mission. >> there is one republican house member who said the revow is fine, but an investigation is better. >> republican congressman darryl issa said because they were targeted because of block beliefs is unconskoinable. they will hold responsible officials accountable for the block retaliation. white house spokesman jay carney said if it took place, the president would want the matter on on investigated. and the investigation in the compound in benghazi. we lost four americans in the attack on benghazi. law makers and family members have pleaded for answers. there was a hearing and they are speaking out. jim michael jordan said what we heard on wednesday may be the beginning. he is joining other law makers and say
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irs official lois leisurer says in some 75 applications, irs officials stepped over the line by asking for a list of donors to tea party groups or sought more information than the irs needed. listen. >> that was wrong. that was absolutely incorrect. it was insensitive and it was inappropriate. that's not how we go about selecting cases for further review. >> certainly does seem to be, beared on what we have seen to be inappropriate action that we would want to see thoroughly investigated. >> now, learner apologized saying the actions were taken by career civil service workers and were not politically motivated, harris. >> harris: if they are picking out words like patriotism and tea party. what are some of the tea party groups saying? >> as can you imagine they are not too happy. one says an apology is simply not enough. listen. >> we have had groups who have been waiting for three years and this is a complete and total abuse of power by brew crass and they are abusing the power that they have in the irs. it's completely unacceptable. a number of tea party groups had complained last ye
irs official lois leisurer says in some 75 applications, irs officials stepped over the line by asking for a list of donors to tea party groups or sought more information than the irs needed. listen. >> that was wrong. that was absolutely incorrect. it was insensitive and it was inappropriate. that's not how we go about selecting cases for further review. >> certainly does seem to be, beared on what we have seen to be inappropriate action that we would want to see thoroughly...
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the worst thing that the irs can do is make itself look political/ideological and to make it look like it's picking on some political groups and not others. that is terrible, it needs to be stop. i'd like to know more about how this happened and how it was discovered. at the same time i hope that we don't get the message irs hands off these groups because they are political committees by another name. >> i would say i mean, my hobby horse that i've been beating since way back when i worked for "roll call" newspaper and just trying to get these forms is the irs website in and of -- it's so hard to search and find these things, just simply that these groups exist much less what they're spending the money on. we know for a fact this is where so much of the money is being spent. mitch mcconnell, senate minority leader, alan, this is fascinating. statement he just put out. "today's acknowledgment by the obama administration that the irs did target consebive groups in the heat of last year's national election is not enough. today i call on the white house to conduct a transparent government-
the worst thing that the irs can do is make itself look political/ideological and to make it look like it's picking on some political groups and not others. that is terrible, it needs to be stop. i'd like to know more about how this happened and how it was discovered. at the same time i hope that we don't get the message irs hands off these groups because they are political committees by another name. >> i would say i mean, my hobby horse that i've been beating since way back when i...
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jan crawford is at irs headquarters in washington. jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah, charlie and gayle. i mean the irs is responsible for making sure the correct groups get tax-exempt status. but obviously here that went way wrong. there were no clear guidelines in place. they had this flood of applications. so to evaluate these groups what they do is develop a shortcut that only singled out the conservatives. >> president obama's agenda promised so much. >> reporter: the nonprofit group behind these ads spent more than $250 million last year on issues at the heart of the presidential election. >> i know what it's like to worry whether you're going to get fired. >> reporter: now they're at the center of the current irs controversy. they are called 501c4s, and they run the gamut from big political organizations led by former bush adviser karl rove to volunteer fire departments and community festivals, all of which apply and qualify for tax-exempt status as social welfare organizations. >> this is an abuse -- a flagra
jan crawford is at irs headquarters in washington. jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah, charlie and gayle. i mean the irs is responsible for making sure the correct groups get tax-exempt status. but obviously here that went way wrong. there were no clear guidelines in place. they had this flood of applications. so to evaluate these groups what they do is develop a shortcut that only singled out the conservatives. >> president obama's agenda promised so much. >>...
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. >>> another black eye for the irs. new details that officials there may have been targeting conservative groups well before the 2012 election. >>> look at this video. a wall of ice. we'll tell you where it is and how it happened. >>> it's sunday, may 12th, i'm brianna keilar, it's 6:00 on the east coast. thank you for spending your day with us. >>> we begin this morning with breaking news into cnn world exclusive. when ariel castro was arrested, police also arrested his two brothers, showing their faces to the world. in the minds of many, all three men were monsteres, but last thursday police released pedro and onel castro saying neither man had anything to do with the kidnapper of gina dejesus, amanda berry and michelle knight. both men sat down to talk about their brother and the ordeal. let's bring in susan candiotti. she's live in cleveland following this. good morning, susan. >> hi, brianna. when ariel castro was arrested, police also arrested his two brothers showing their faces to the world. in the minds of many
. >>> another black eye for the irs. new details that officials there may have been targeting conservative groups well before the 2012 election. >>> look at this video. a wall of ice. we'll tell you where it is and how it happened. >>> it's sunday, may 12th, i'm brianna keilar, it's 6:00 on the east coast. thank you for spending your day with us. >>> we begin this morning with breaking news into cnn world exclusive. when ariel castro was arrested, police also...
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no longer commissioner at irs. in your mind, if he didn't know about these things, what does that tell you about the organization? i know what you just said, but could someone be operating without his knowledge? >> well, it's certainly possible and certainly possible there was a coverup that folks were trying to hide the information. originally, the story was that only a few folks in cincinnati had done this on their own. over the last day or so it's become apparent that individuals in washington knew about this, maybe even acting commissioner miller knew about this, and we're just in the first few days of this controversy and a lot of facts to learn, but i can tell you that many americans are just tremendously troubled, democrats and republicans that the irs would engage in targeting political opponents, the worst of what people think goes on in washington, d.c. as members of congress, we are arriving on capitol hill this week, and we've got to get to the bottom of this, it can't happen again, we need to find out
no longer commissioner at irs. in your mind, if he didn't know about these things, what does that tell you about the organization? i know what you just said, but could someone be operating without his knowledge? >> well, it's certainly possible and certainly possible there was a coverup that folks were trying to hide the information. originally, the story was that only a few folks in cincinnati had done this on their own. over the last day or so it's become apparent that individuals in...
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meanwhile republicans are asking for investigations into the irs. the agency apologized friday after some employees of their cincinnati office were found to have flagged groups with the words tea party or patriot ahead of the 2012 election. those groups received extra scrutiny during the tax exempt application process, including being asked to provide a list of donors. so joining me to talk about all of this. national political reporter for politico wanda summers and congressional reporter for "the washington post" ed o'keefe. thanks for being with me today. >> great to be with you. >> thanks for having us. >> ed, let me start with you. jay carney said in november that there was just a single adjustment made to the talking points, changing the word consulate to diplomatic facility. well, now, we're seeing there were, in fact, 12 separate drafts, with significant changes, including eliminating references to terrorism. but keeping the point about the cairo demonstration as the spark that really set off the attacks. so, ed, what does this do to the adm
meanwhile republicans are asking for investigations into the irs. the agency apologized friday after some employees of their cincinnati office were found to have flagged groups with the words tea party or patriot ahead of the 2012 election. those groups received extra scrutiny during the tax exempt application process, including being asked to provide a list of donors. so joining me to talk about all of this. national political reporter for politico wanda summers and congressional reporter for...
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the irs wants you. asked about the irs news on monday, mr. obama said that if, in fact, irs personnel targeted conservatives, that would be outrageous. and those responsible would be held accountable. that's nice to hear, but he was making conditional what the irs has already admitted, which is not as bad as what we're learning it really did. and finally, in the "washington post," obama's second term blues set in. obama's response did him little good because it failed to get him out in front of the scandal. rather than taking quick action, firing those involved or opening an investigation with more teeth than the inspector generals, he's left himself at the mercy of events and will be called to respond as details dribble out. this was exactly his problem with benghazi. if obama wishes to avoid the endless scandals that plague many second term presidents, he needs to say more sooner. >> mike, presidents circle the wagon, especially in the second term, a sort of arrogance sets in over an entire administration. we've seen it time and time again,
the irs wants you. asked about the irs news on monday, mr. obama said that if, in fact, irs personnel targeted conservatives, that would be outrageous. and those responsible would be held accountable. that's nice to hear, but he was making conditional what the irs has already admitted, which is not as bad as what we're learning it really did. and finally, in the "washington post," obama's second term blues set in. obama's response did him little good because it failed to get him out...
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. >>> members of congress demanding some answers from the irs after reports surface scl claiming the agency singled out tea party groups for extra scrutiny. >>> this morning, germany wants google to stop predicting what we are going to search. >> google calls this one auto complete. germany not happy with it. >> no, not when the auto complete is insulting. if you are not familiar with this idea of auto complete. it is a feature in google where you type part of a search, let's say mike ino. it tries to finish on past searches. it says, people are interested in mike inouye's nail polish. why does he have a blue fingernail? the answer is, just because. some auto completes could be defamatory. you put in somebody's name and it offers their name in criminal records, for instance. germany says google has to turn it off if people request it. other news are the international energy news says the fastest growing petroleum producer in the world is us, the united states, overtaking saudi arabia and other opec countries, in growth. we could outpump them by 2020. the iea says the gains are thanks
. >>> members of congress demanding some answers from the irs after reports surface scl claiming the agency singled out tea party groups for extra scrutiny. >>> this morning, germany wants google to stop predicting what we are going to search. >> google calls this one auto complete. germany not happy with it. >> no, not when the auto complete is insulting. if you are not familiar with this idea of auto complete. it is a feature in google where you type part of a...
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there is the irs. it's no wonder jay carney's press briefing kept getting pushed way back until late in the day on friday. one man we turn top, david jackson who joins us on the phone on the "full-court press." david, good morning. happy monday. >> good morning. >> what a day on friday. >> it was kind of crazy. started with abc's report kind of augmenting the tale of all of these talking points on benjamin bathgate capital partners. they talked about the details white house's involvement in the targtalking points. it took off from there. then the irs story broke about mid-morning, and then it was off to the races. a lot of people, you know, a lot of people in the white house trying to get information. >> yeah. >> a lot of white house officials either stonewalling or grudgingly giving up information. we had one of the latest briefings i can remember. i think it started after 3::00 o'clock. >> i think it was 3:30 before it actually kicked off. let's start with the benghazi memos. it's such a dc scandal b
there is the irs. it's no wonder jay carney's press briefing kept getting pushed way back until late in the day on friday. one man we turn top, david jackson who joins us on the phone on the "full-court press." david, good morning. happy monday. >> good morning. >> what a day on friday. >> it was kind of crazy. started with abc's report kind of augmenting the tale of all of these talking points on benjamin bathgate capital partners. they talked about the details...
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a huge scandal at the irs. officials admit tax agents targeted conservative political groups during the 2012 campaign. >>> the case tightens against the kidnapping suspect ariel castro. dna evidence shows he fathered a daughter with one of the victims victims. >>> touring the u.s. and making headlines. we'll show you where he is today. >>> it's now the highest in the western hemisphere. come atop its crowning achievement right here on "cbs this morning saturday," may 11th, 2013. captioning funded by cbs >>> and good morning. welcome to the weekend. welcome to you. nice to see you again. >> hey, it's great to be here. we have a really really good show today. >> we do have a good show. it was so inspiring to see them top the world trade center. >> and so scary, the camera looking down, all the way down. >> incredible. we have a great guest for you in studio 57 including one of the world's most popular singers. josh groban will be performing in our second cup cafe. >> very excited about that. and a special mother'
a huge scandal at the irs. officials admit tax agents targeted conservative political groups during the 2012 campaign. >>> the case tightens against the kidnapping suspect ariel castro. dna evidence shows he fathered a daughter with one of the victims victims. >>> touring the u.s. and making headlines. we'll show you where he is today. >>> it's now the highest in the western hemisphere. come atop its crowning achievement right here on "cbs this morning...
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the irs would like to apologize for that. what more would you like to see? >> well, we need to know how did this start? who started it? who knew what? and when did they know it? how far up does this go? does it go up all the way into treasury? does it go up into the administration? who -- who is a part of this? how are these decisions made? and, and what is going to happen to the people that did it? if there are no consequences for people who abuse their power like this, then it's not going to stop. and it's not going to stop the tea party patriots. it will be some other group that gets singled out. and i don't think any of us want that. >> do you think it went higher up than just these irs officials who worked in cincinnati apparently these low-level irs officials in cincinnati, you have any evidence of that? >> well, we've already seen that there's some discrepancy, haven't we? because later now we found out that chief counsel met and ms. learner met and they changed the criteria. but they only changed the criteria where these applications were flagged fro
the irs would like to apologize for that. what more would you like to see? >> well, we need to know how did this start? who started it? who knew what? and when did they know it? how far up does this go? does it go up all the way into treasury? does it go up into the administration? who -- who is a part of this? how are these decisions made? and, and what is going to happen to the people that did it? if there are no consequences for people who abuse their power like this, then it's not...
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the draft of that document prepared by the irs' internal watchdog says the irs was also tracking groups whose goals included "limiting government and educating on the constitution and bill of rights" and even groups that, quote, criticize how the country is being run. on friday, the white house said it had no idea that the irs was targeting tea party groups. >> there is no question that if this activity took place, it's inappropriate and there needs to be action taken. >> reporter: the irs has since apologized blaming it all on low-level employees with no political bias but conservatives aren't buying that. >> how stupid do they think we are? >> the bottom line is, they used key words to go after conservatives. >> reporter: the irs isn't the only headache for the white house which continues to take heat about the extensive editing of the cia talking points it used to describe the attack that killed four americans in benghazi, libya, last september. >> i would call it a cover-up in the extent that there was willful removal of information which was obvious. it was obvious. >> reporter: th
the draft of that document prepared by the irs' internal watchdog says the irs was also tracking groups whose goals included "limiting government and educating on the constitution and bill of rights" and even groups that, quote, criticize how the country is being run. on friday, the white house said it had no idea that the irs was targeting tea party groups. >> there is no question that if this activity took place, it's inappropriate and there needs to be action taken. >>...
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the irs' intimidation of political groups is a dangerous problem. mike rodgers of michigan says congress needs to figure out where it stops and who's involved. the irs has admitted some of its agents in cincinnati inappropriately singled out conservative groups like the tea party while reviewing their nonprofit qualifications. the irs has apologized. >>> the family of a hockey player who died two years ago, is suing the nhl for wrongful death. his family says the nhl is responsible for the brain damage that he sustained during his six seasons in the league. they also say it caused his addiction to painkillers. he was found dead of an accidental overdose of pain medication and kohl. he was under contract with the new york rangers when he died. the nhl has not commented on the lawsuit. >>> the name of their prom was a night to remember. and it certainly was that. for a group of chicago teens, the 23 prom goers were a little nervous when their party bus showed up a half hour late for the 20 mile drive to the party and something didn't seem right. >> i
the irs' intimidation of political groups is a dangerous problem. mike rodgers of michigan says congress needs to figure out where it stops and who's involved. the irs has admitted some of its agents in cincinnati inappropriately singled out conservative groups like the tea party while reviewing their nonprofit qualifications. the irs has apologized. >>> the family of a hockey player who died two years ago, is suing the nhl for wrongful death. his family says the nhl is responsible for...
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an inspector general for the irs says the agency began targeting conservative groups almost two years ago. chip reid has the latest. a repair job on the fly. >> 30 more seconds on the confirmation we don't have a leak. >> reporter: don dahler on a saturday spacewalk to fix the spacestation. new questions in the cleveland kidnappings case. terrell brown reports on calls for police to rethink how they handle missing persons. and a royal charm offensive. manual bojorquez is with prince harry here in the u.s. to support some wounded warriors fisplim good evening. i'm jim axelrod. the government agency
an inspector general for the irs says the agency began targeting conservative groups almost two years ago. chip reid has the latest. a repair job on the fly. >> 30 more seconds on the confirmation we don't have a leak. >> reporter: don dahler on a saturday spacewalk to fix the spacestation. new questions in the cleveland kidnappings case. terrell brown reports on calls for police to rethink how they handle missing persons. and a royal charm offensive. manual bojorquez is with prince...
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into place that bars the white house from intervening in the irs. so that's their defense on that front. it's the very same reason why it's a huge problem if they did intervene. so i don't expect to get a whole lot of detailed answer, but we're certainly going to push for them. i will point out that the attorney general is the one person who should be speaking today, suzanne. he oversaw the doj with his ap subpoena was issued and he's been silent all morning despite our repeated requests for information about whether he approved the subpoena, we get kicked back and forth between different public information officials with no answer. the attorney general is supposed to speak at 1:00 today. we'll see if the white house waits for the attorney general to speak before jay carney goes before cameras. >> gloria, let's bring you in now. what are your thoughts on the amount of trouble the white house is in or not in. but you wrote a column on cnn.com about benghazi. i want to just quote from that. we're in dangerous territory right now, although the presiden
into place that bars the white house from intervening in the irs. so that's their defense on that front. it's the very same reason why it's a huge problem if they did intervene. so i don't expect to get a whole lot of detailed answer, but we're certainly going to push for them. i will point out that the attorney general is the one person who should be speaking today, suzanne. he oversaw the doj with his ap subpoena was issued and he's been silent all morning despite our repeated requests for...
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the worst week is the irs. which, you know, there was a lot of talk when -- the right was complaining that they were being treated unfairly. it goes to proof because you are paranoid does not mean they are not out to get you. >> your picks for best and worst? >> my best week goes to the cleveland hero. i'm always happy to talk about my home state. what happened with this charles ramsey character really is community at its best. the worst to me goes to celebrity politics. first we have ashley judd. now we have colbert ask his sister. i think celebrity politics are dead. >> really? >> i think they are dead. >> wow. okay. all right. we will see. josh joshua, how about you, best and worst for the week? >> mark sanford for proving you can do anything in america and still get elected to congress. he just proved it again. and my worst is for hill clinton. she had come out of the state department with literally a -- almost flawless experience, playless reputation. i think that benghazi, the past week, the testimony awa
the worst week is the irs. which, you know, there was a lot of talk when -- the right was complaining that they were being treated unfairly. it goes to proof because you are paranoid does not mean they are not out to get you. >> your picks for best and worst? >> my best week goes to the cleveland hero. i'm always happy to talk about my home state. what happened with this charles ramsey character really is community at its best. the worst to me goes to celebrity politics. first we...
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the news broke on friday that apparently the irs -- we don't know who at the irs thought this was a great idea. they were targeting conservative groups. if you were applying for tax exempt status with the irs and in particularw0d] we heard on y if you had tea party or patriot in your title, they were going to let you have it. now as it turns out, this is much wider as most scandals grow, this is one. >> brian: 298 groups were selected for special scrutiny. 72 had the horrible word tea party in their title. 13 had patriot. now we know ex expanded. if you criticized your country, you were targeted and if you had as one of your mottos and goals with your company, educating americans on the constitution bill of rights, then you got targeted as well. >> gretchen: that's amazing. here are other ones, issues include government spending, government debt or tax, education of the public by advocacy, lobbying to get this one, make america a better place. >> brian: how dare you. >> gretchen: statements in the case filed criticized how the country is being run. so if you had the audacity to use your
the news broke on friday that apparently the irs -- we don't know who at the irs thought this was a great idea. they were targeting conservative groups. if you were applying for tax exempt status with the irs and in particularw0d] we heard on y if you had tea party or patriot in your title, they were going to let you have it. now as it turns out, this is much wider as most scandals grow, this is one. >> brian: 298 groups were selected for special scrutiny. 72 had the horrible word tea...
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>>> in the show we have touched on great length on the irs story, irs bureaucrats, makie i conservative groups jump through hoops to get tax exempt status. and we talked about the snooping by the department of justice, the broadly worded subpoena that investigators used to seize some journalists records. now let's talk about benghazi. jake tapper has gotten a hold of a potentially telling e-mail. jake tapper, tell me about it. >> well, what's interesting here, brooke, is that this e-mail that we obtained indicates that some of the leaks coming out about benghazi were inaccurate. previous media organizations and previous reports have reported that ben rhodes, a deputy national security adviser for president obama, in that long e-mail chain in which the state department expresses concerns about whether or not the talking points for congress would mention terrorist groups, or whether the warnings that the cia had made would make it easier for members of congress to beat up on congress, previous reports suggested that ben rhodes from the white house said in an e-mail that he wanted to make
>>> in the show we have touched on great length on the irs story, irs bureaucrats, makie i conservative groups jump through hoops to get tax exempt status. and we talked about the snooping by the department of justice, the broadly worded subpoena that investigators used to seize some journalists records. now let's talk about benghazi. jake tapper has gotten a hold of a potentially telling e-mail. jake tapper, tell me about it. >> well, what's interesting here, brooke, is that...
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who told the irs? was it a lone wolf at the irs who had a political stick and said i'm going to check these guys out? >> people have been fired, right, and arrested for doing this, subverting the rule of law, using the power of the government to crush the president's political enemies? people have gotten in trouble, right? >> you would think. >> you -- no, didn't happen. >>> we had a guest on jennifer stefano, she was the state director in pennsylvania for americans for prosperity and tea party activist. she says that the irs made it so onerous for her that the documents that they had to fill out well beyond what any other 501 c 3 would have to fill out, the amount of paper, the lawyers they had to hire. the money to lawyering up, it became impossible for them to establish this charitable organization. listen to what she had to say. >> that's what the tea party stands for, right? limited government. people wonder, well, why do you want limited government? for this reason. you have an unelected, unaccou
who told the irs? was it a lone wolf at the irs who had a political stick and said i'm going to check these guys out? >> people have been fired, right, and arrested for doing this, subverting the rule of law, using the power of the government to crush the president's political enemies? people have gotten in trouble, right? >> you would think. >> you -- no, didn't happen. >>> we had a guest on jennifer stefano, she was the state director in pennsylvania for americans...
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from the president yet on the irs story? >> i'm extremely surprised. it would seem to me that he needs to get as angry as he's gotten when the gun control bill went down in the senate. this is -- he doesn't take my advice, of course, and i wouldn't be offering it, but i think that there's a real vacuum here. this is hugely significant, or at least potentially significant, and not only that, but it undermines an agenda that includes raising taxes at least on the rich. now people can say, you know, we hate anything that has to do with taxes. look at those thugs at the irs, look what they're trying to do, so don't even talk to us about raising taxes. talk to us about getting rid of taxes. >> and robert, again, also, the fact that this irs story just sort of plays into the idea that a lot of folks have that you can't trust government. you just can't trust government to do anything, you can't trust government to be responsible, you can't trust government to act objectively. >> that's right. it doesn't just play into the idea, it'
from the president yet on the irs story? >> i'm extremely surprised. it would seem to me that he needs to get as angry as he's gotten when the gun control bill went down in the senate. this is -- he doesn't take my advice, of course, and i wouldn't be offering it, but i think that there's a real vacuum here. this is hugely significant, or at least potentially significant, and not only that, but it undermines an agenda that includes raising taxes at least on the rich. now people can say,...
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despite protests by these groups, the irs had previously denied any unfair targeting. there's absolutely no targeting. this is the kind of back and forth that happens when people apply. >> reporter: the irs now says its quote, senior leadership, was not aware of the special scrutiny at the time of that hearing. but with the results of the audit about to become public the agency now says officials were just trying to deal with the large influx of new tax exempt requests. quote, mistakes were made initially but they were in no way due to any political or partisan rationale. we fixed the situation last year. white house press secretary jay carney says the president expects swift and appropriate steps to address any misconduct if it is found. >> what we know about this is of concern. and we certainly find the actions taken as reported to be inappropriate. and we would fully expect the investigation to be thorough, and for corrections to be made. in a case like this. >> reporter: dan lothian, cnn the white house. >> our thanks to dan. coming up, the market is hot! >> hot. >
despite protests by these groups, the irs had previously denied any unfair targeting. there's absolutely no targeting. this is the kind of back and forth that happens when people apply. >> reporter: the irs now says its quote, senior leadership, was not aware of the special scrutiny at the time of that hearing. but with the results of the audit about to become public the agency now says officials were just trying to deal with the large influx of new tax exempt requests. quote, mistakes...
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irs scandal. >> if, in fact, irs personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on and were intentionally targeting conservative groups, then that's outrageous. and there's no place for it. >> reporter: the agency's watchdog is expected to release a report this week that will show the irs targeted applicants who made statements that "criticize how the country is run." this as e-mails became public showing the administration changed cia talking points on terrorist involvement in the libya attack just before the presidential election. >> the whole issue of this -- of talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a side show. suddenly, three days ago, this gets spun up as if there is something new to the story. there's no there there. >> reporter: but republicans see opportunity and they're accusing the president of hiding the truth. >> where is the outrage all along as things like this keep happening? the patterns becoming one in which this administration is not transparent and they don't seem to care if the right things are done. >> reporter: brianna keil
irs scandal. >> if, in fact, irs personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on and were intentionally targeting conservative groups, then that's outrageous. and there's no place for it. >> reporter: the agency's watchdog is expected to release a report this week that will show the irs targeted applicants who made statements that "criticize how the country is run." this as e-mails became public showing the administration changed cia talking points on...
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. >>> president obama says he will hold the irs accountable. a report says the agency targeted tea party groups to turn out to be true. acting irs commissioner steve miller is set to testify this friday before the house ways and means committee as republican lawmakers demand more transparency from the obama administration. brianna keilar live at the white house for us. >> good morning, christine. you could definitely say the without has had a very tough last several days. buffeted by these controversies involving the bombing attack -- orb the attack, the terrorist attack on the benghazi consulate in september. the irs, and now this latest involving the seizure of phone records from the associated press reporters and editors. as a series of controversies boiled over in washington, president obama left town. >> as i sure want to do some governing. i want to get some stuff down. >> reporter: headlining new york city fundraisers with justin timber lake and jessica biel. amid news the justice department seized phone records of ap reporters in an inv
. >>> president obama says he will hold the irs accountable. a report says the agency targeted tea party groups to turn out to be true. acting irs commissioner steve miller is set to testify this friday before the house ways and means committee as republican lawmakers demand more transparency from the obama administration. brianna keilar live at the white house for us. >> good morning, christine. you could definitely say the without has had a very tough last several days....
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the bush appointed head of the irs said there was no singling out. >> there is no targeting. this is the back and forth that happened. >> reporter: but the irgs conceded they had grouped together 75 conservative applications but only insists because it made for easier processing. >> they didn't do it because of any political bias. they did it because it was their shortcut. >> reporter: conservative commentators are not buying the explanation. >> they were targeting conservative/right wing groups. harassing them. making it doubly tough for them to qualify for their tax-exempt status. >> reporter: in ohio the former president of the ohio liberty councils his group was targeted by the irs, asking for members of donors, family members, and politicians who have spoken. >> they were trying to identify who was in the tea party movement, what we know and what we were planning to do. that's obvious to me. >> reporter: another group, the liberty township tea party the irs sent a letter wanting to know details of a private citizen that wasn't even a member of the group. >> does that tra
the bush appointed head of the irs said there was no singling out. >> there is no targeting. this is the back and forth that happened. >> reporter: but the irgs conceded they had grouped together 75 conservative applications but only insists because it made for easier processing. >> they didn't do it because of any political bias. they did it because it was their shortcut. >> reporter: conservative commentators are not buying the explanation. >> they were targeting...
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the attack in libya, and the irs apologizing for inappropriately singling out some conservative groups like the tea party for extra scrutiny. is it the dreaded second-term curse? let's bring in david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." david, good morning. >> good morning, lester. >> taken together on the surface, you can see how these two instances can be viewed by some as political in one case benghazi, avoiding a 9/11 terror attack, the idea it might have been a terror attack, and then perhaps the irs politically motivated to give a hard time to the president's opponents. which of these is the bigger obstacle for the administration right now? >> i just think it's -- part of it is just the atmosphere in washington at the time when the president's trying to get immigration done. he'd like to get a budget deal. both of those are facing headwinds. the benghazi issue is something that has been under the surface for sometime, and then above surface, and now it's reallysur kind of taken the administration by storm, and, you know, they're more defensive about it now, and republicans are
the attack in libya, and the irs apologizing for inappropriately singling out some conservative groups like the tea party for extra scrutiny. is it the dreaded second-term curse? let's bring in david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." david, good morning. >> good morning, lester. >> taken together on the surface, you can see how these two instances can be viewed by some as political in one case benghazi, avoiding a 9/11 terror attack, the idea it might have been a...
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talked about the irs scandal. voice someday outrage if it turns out to be true the irs had targeted some conservative groups for audits and for further review. he also talked about this issue of benghazi that has dogged the administration for some time now. >> syria and the upcoming g-8 summit. >> some of you will return to local programming. others will rejoin today which is in progress. >> this has been an nbc news po. in our last hour in studio 1a. i got to spend the weekend hanging with bradley and the rest of the wolfpack at caesar's palace in las vegas. >> to a night the four of us will never forget. >> reporter: "the hangover" started four years ago with a bachelor party the likes of which we've never seen. now the wolfpack is back, one last time. >> my name's alan and i bought a giraffe! >> reporter: with a trilogy finale that sees alan unleashed. >> oh, god, look at him now. >> reporter: and puts mr. ciao front and center. ♪ i believe i can fly >> reporter: in the end it's always good to go back to the
talked about the irs scandal. voice someday outrage if it turns out to be true the irs had targeted some conservative groups for audits and for further review. he also talked about this issue of benghazi that has dogged the administration for some time now. >> syria and the upcoming g-8 summit. >> some of you will return to local programming. others will rejoin today which is in progress. >> this has been an nbc news po. in our last hour in studio 1a. i got to spend the...
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. >>> lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for an investigation into the irs. this after the agent i apologized friday for subjecting conservative political groups with the words tea party or patriots in their names to closer review. >>> two astronauts on the international space station taking an unplanned space walk this morning. fixing the leaking cooling system discovered thursday and the repair job quickly planned. the crew is not in danger. >>> a long forgotten resort town in argentina literally underwater for 25 years is becoming now a tourist attraction again. the town was flooded by heavy rainstorms and a series of wet winters back in 1985 but it recently dried out. speaking of weather over to ginger zee. >> not talking dry weather here. look at this video out of castroville. a lot of places had more than 2 and up to a half foot of rain in just one day. look at those big fat drops. houston looking a lot more clear at least this morning. a chance of a scattered shower here or there, 84 your high. new orleans goes to 79. jackson at 78, most of the rain go
. >>> lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for an investigation into the irs. this after the agent i apologized friday for subjecting conservative political groups with the words tea party or patriots in their names to closer review. >>> two astronauts on the international space station taking an unplanned space walk this morning. fixing the leaking cooling system discovered thursday and the repair job quickly planned. the crew is not in danger. >>> a long...
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the irs? i do not have information about that. i think there are public reports but i would refer to you to the i.r.s. >> [unintelligible]>> the irs is an independent gency. the secretary-general is an independent investigator. that office is investigating them. that is entirely appropriate. yes? >> speaker boehner's office says they have seen the e-mails, but they want them to be released to the public. >> as i mentioned at the top, there is a long president for protecting internal deliberations across administrations of both parties. we took the extraordinary step, which is unusual, i think especially unusual with regard to our predecessor, of providing these e-mails so the relevant committee members and staffers could review them, take notes, spend as much time with them as they like. that was an extraordinary step, because it was demanded by republicans as part of what they were asking for during the confirmation process for john brennan. i would remind you in response to that, a number of republicans said that they felt they
the irs? i do not have information about that. i think there are public reports but i would refer to you to the i.r.s. >> [unintelligible]>> the irs is an independent gency. the secretary-general is an independent investigator. that office is investigating them. that is entirely appropriate. yes? >> speaker boehner's office says they have seen the e-mails, but they want them to be released to the public. >> as i mentioned at the top, there is a long president for...